United States of America
Diaspora social network founder dead at 22
Ilya Zhitomirskiy, the co-founder of Facebook rival Diaspora, has died. The 22-year-old was one of four New York-based students who launched Diaspora as a "privacy-aware, user-controlled" social … [Read More...]
Conrad Murray found guilty of Michael Jackson manslaughter
Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of the star by a jury in Los Angeles. A panel of seven men and five women took two days … [Read More...]
United Kingdom
Giant lake beneath Jupiter moon Europa
Scientists have found strong evidence of large bodies of water just beneath the surface of Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. Analysis of the moon's surface suggests plumes of warmer water well up beneath … [Read More...]
Father and daughter among dead in UK horror crash
A father and daughter travelling together on the M5 motorway were revealed yesterday to have been among the victims of the United Kingdoms worst road accident for 20 years. Michael Barton and his … [Read More...]
Europe
Russian police discover 29 bodies in historian’s apartment
Russian police have discovered 29 mummified bodies in the apartment of historian, Anatoly Moskvin. Moskvin has always been open about his interest in the dead and eagerly described how he loved to … [Read More...]
Berlusconi takes Italy to the brink
The Italian government's borrowing rates have hit a poet euro-era high as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi fends off suggestions he is about to resign. It is feared that Italy, the eurozone's … [Read More...]
Australia
BMX rider in coma following world record jump
BMX rider Dane Searls set a world record jumping gaps of up to 18 metres last friday but it was the celebrations 48 hours later that left him in a coma fighting for his life. Searls, 23, was … [Read More...]
Top secret Obama visit plan found in Canberra street
A secret manual describing Barack Obama's Australian visit schedule down to the minute, as well as the breakdown of his security convoy and the mobile numbers of dozens of senior US and Australian … [Read More...]
New Zealand
Brett Seymour leaves Warriors with drink drive conviction
Vodafone Warriors NRL rugby league star Brett Seymour is leaving the club with a court conviction after he fled from the police and was caught drink-driving at twice the legal limit. The … [Read More...]
Zac Guildford flees Rarotonga and wants to give up alcohol
All Black Zac Guildford has arrived back in New Zealand after being smuggled aboard a Pacific Blue flight from Rarotonga to Auckland by All Blacks mentalist, Gilbert Enoka. On his return to New … [Read More...]
Canada
Justin Trudeau rules out running for Liberal leadership
Justin Trudeau has decided against running for leadership of the federal Liberal party for the time being. The eldest son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau broke the news Wednesday … [Read More...]
Harper government attacked over ‘Buy American’ rules
Opposition parties in Canada are attacking the federal government over the possibility Canadian companies could be shut out of contracts related to a new round of U.S. stimulus spendings. Last … [Read More...]
Africa
Boko Haram massacre 63 people in Nigeria
At least 63 people have been killed in bomb and gun attacks carried out by the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram in the north-eastern Nigerian town … [Read More...]
Gaddafi and son buried in the Libyan desert
The bodies of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Mutassim and former Defence Minister Abu Bakr Younis Jabr have been buried in secret in the … [Read More...]
Middle East
Russia warns Israel over attacking Iran
Military action against Iran would be a "very serious mistake fraught with unpredictable consequences", Russia's foreign minister has … [Read More...]
Syrian security forces continue Homs massacre
More than 20 people have been killed in renewed attacks by Syrian security forces in the city of Homs, anti-government activists say. The violence … [Read More...]
